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evaporator and used during winter for soups, for which 

 there is nothing better. The tomato used to be known 

 as the Love-apple, and was for a long time considered 

 poisonous. 



TURNIP. (Brassica campestris, VAR.) 



Plant from July fifteenth to October first, in very rich, 

 deep soil ; somewhat sandy soil is preferred. If not rich 

 make it so with thoroughly decomposed lot manure or 

 good ammoniated dissolved bone. After plowing and 

 pulverizing the ground effectively, the seed may be sown 

 either broadcast or in drills, at the rate of a pound and a 

 half of seed per acre. If sown broadcast, cover with a 

 brush ; if drilled, lay off rows about one inch deep, eight- 

 een inches or more apart, in which drill the seed thinly, 

 and cover lightly. When up, thin out to five to eight 

 inches apart and cultivate about twice. Plant Ruta Baga, 

 and all of that type in July, the rough leaved, long rooted 

 varieties in August, and the flat sorts in early September. 

 The latter may also be planted in the spring. Southern 

 grown seed produce the best salad or greens ; northern 

 grown produce the best turnip. Before freezing weather, 

 take up the turnips, cut off the leaves about one inch 

 from the top of the iroot and bury in a cellar or bank up 

 for winter use. Some cover them in the patch and let 

 them remain during winter or until used. 



SWEET HERBS. 



Sweet or aromatic, pot and medicinal herbs. No gar- 

 den is complete without an assortment of these herbs, so 

 useful in sickness and also for seasoning. There are quite 

 a number of varieties, all of which are shown in the seeds- 

 men's catalogues. Sow them in April or May, in shallow 

 drills fifteen to twenty inches apart ; when up, thin out 

 to three or four inches apart and keep clean from grass 

 and weeds. Gather them on a sunny day, just before 



